Table 5 Association between individual n-6 fatty acids and forced expiratory volume in 1 s (ml) according to smoking status
p Value interactionNever smokersEx-smokersCurrent smokers
β* (ml)(95% CI)β* (ml)(95% CI)β* (ml)(95% CI)
c20:2 (n-6) Eicosadienoic acid0.02000
8.9(−31.6 to 49.4)−27.3(−74.1 to 19.5)−20.3(−64.4 to 23.9)
12.9(−29.3 to 55.1)−36.5(−83.9 to 11.0)−37.8(−82.7 to 7.1)
34.0(−9.9 to 77.9)−70.3(−119.4 to −21.2)−7.2(−52.8 to 38.4)
21.0(−28.4 to 70.4)−66.6(−120.1 to −13.2)−72.9(−121.4 to −24.4)
c20:3 (n-6) Eicosatrienoic acid or dihomo-gamma linolenic acid0.005000
−6.4(−46.9 to 34.1)36.1(−11.5 to 83.7)−7.8(−52.0 to 36.4)
13.9(−28.0 to 55.7)5.0(−43.4 to 53.5)−24.4(−69.7 to 21.0)
48.9(4.8 to 93.0)−24.5(−75.0 to 26.0)−8.7(−54.9 to 37.5)
35.1(−14.8 to 84.9)−15.8(−70.1 to 38.5)−44.6(−93.2 to 4.1)
c20:4 (n-6) Arachidonic acid0.01000
37.7(−3.0 to 78.3)−4.1(−51.0 to 42.8)19.4(−24.8 to 63.6)
31.3(−10.2 to 72.8)−24.7(−72.7 to 23.4)14.2(−30.2 to 58.7)
51.9(8.6 to 95.2)−34.2(−83.8 to 15.4)−30.2(−75.4 to 15.1)
9.6(−38.5 to 57.6)−68.1(−120.8 to −15.4)−60.1(−107.4 to −12.8)
c22:4 n-6 Docosatetraenoic acid (DTA)0.05000
24.0(−17.4 to 65.4)−39.3(−86.5 to 7.9)−24.6(−67.2 to 18.1)
58.8(17.2 to 100.4)−41.8(−88.9 to 5.3)−10.4(−54.4 to 33.7)
66.0(22.8 to 109.2)−59.5(−107.8 to −11.2)−8.2(−52.3 to 35.9)
6.0(−39.7 to 51.7)−73.7(−124.4 to −22.9)−87.8(−133.2 to −42.5)
c22:5 (n-6) Docosapentaenoic acid (DPA6)0.0008000
15.9(−29.2 to 61.1)3.6(−41.7 to 49.0)−7.7(−48.2 to 32.7)
−12.9(−57.6 to 31.9)12.4(−33.8 to 58.6)−21.0(−62.1 to 20.1)
13.2(−31.0 to 57.4)44.7(−2.9 to 92.2)28.8(−13.9 to 71.5)
28.2(−16.0 to 72.3)48.4(1.3 to 95.6)42.9(−2.7 to 88.5)
  • *Adjusted age, age squared, sex, smoking, pack-years, height, energy intake, vitamin C and education status.